George Fant and Morgan Moses have similar strengths and weaknesses in their pass protection stats.
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George Fant and Morgan Moses’ statistical splits in pass protection are similar

A few days ago, I analyzed Mekhi Becton‘s pass-protection statistics in his 2020 rookie season to figure out which types of opposing edge rushers he thrived and struggled against.

It only makes sense that we run the same study for the New York Jets‘ two competitors for the starting right tackle job: George Fant and Morgan Moses.

I collected data from the opponent’s primary left-side edge defender (the player that would most frequently face the right tackle) in each of the games that Fant and Moses started at right tackle last season.

Four categories were analyzed for each opponent: height, weight, arm length, and stance preference (ratio of snaps in which they lined up with their hand in the dirt versus standing up).

For both Fant and Moses, one category clearly stood out as the most correlative with their success in pass protection.


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Michael Nania is one of the best analytical New York Jets minds in the world, combining his statistical expertise with game film to add proper context to the data. Nania scrapes every corner, ensuring you know all there is to know about everyone from the QB to the long snapper. Nania's Numbers, Nania's QB Grades, and Nania's All-22 give fans a deeper and more well-rounded dive into the Jets than anyone else can offer. Email: michael.nania[at]jetsxfactor.com - Twitter: @Michael_Nania
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